Originally established in 1965, the International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL) has become recognised worldwide as a center of excellence in the world of international education. International School of Kuala Lumpur is a co-educational, private, not-for-profit school responsible for the learning journey of more 1,600 students from some sixty countries, at its new, cutting edge campus in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital city.
The school offers an international curriculum that combines leading North American educational framework with the best educational practices from around the globe. The curriculum acknowledges that students are on a lifelong journey to learn while they develop their attitudes, skills, knowledge, and understanding.
ISKL is preparing her students to cultivate a lifelong passion for learning, the skills, knowledge and dispositions needed to thrive in a globally interconnected and complex world, which is the cornerstone of the ISKL learning process. The school nurtures pupils to collaborate, think creatively, reason critically, and form global perspectives that are culturally rooted and sensitive.
International School of Kuala Lumpur is an IB World School and has been authorised by the International Baccalaureate Organisation to provide the prestigious International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP) since 1989. In addition to the full IB DP, students also have the option of combining individual IB, Advanced Placement (AP) and American High School Diploma courses to create a bespoke programme that is tailor-made to fit their abilities, interests, and aspirations.
The flexibility of ISKL’s academic programme creates myriad worldwide opportunities- the last graduating class received well over four hundred acceptance letters from two hundred universities in nearly fifteen countries, across four different continents.
The faculty attempts to integrate educational technologies into the curriculum whenever it is feasible and constructive for their students’ educational needs, including access to school-wide wireless internet and multimedia studios. Other technology resources such as MacBook Pros, iPads, digital cameras, and drones are also available to enhance student learning.
Participation in a wide array of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities and sports is a vital part of the school’s education philosophy, with a massive and unique list of activities that students can students can partake in, as well as numerous regular sporting competitions and events that IKL is a regular participant in, as a member of the Interscholastic Association of Southeast Asian Schools (IASAS), the International Schools Athletics Conference (ISAC), as well as the International Schools Theater Association (ISTA).
International School of Kuala Lumpur is also accredited internationally through the Council of International Schools (CIS), and in the United States through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). ISKL has a strong focus on service and sustainability across its divisions and is a member of the Eco-Schools organisation and the Green Schools Alliance, and is the first school to achieve Malaysia’s Green Building Index Platinum rating for sustainable design.
Awards for ISKL’s green and sustainable campus design would include the Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (Malaysian Institute of Architects) 2019 Gold Award for Excellence in Architecture (Education), Cityscape Global Award 2019 for Sustainability, and The Edge Malaysia Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (Malaysian Institute of Architects) Green Excellence Award 2019.
The current, state-of-the-art campus is set on approximately 26 acres of land adjoining the Royal Selangor Polo Club in Ampang Hilir, and was designed to create the most advanced learning environment possible at the time featuring academics, the arts, as well as athletic resources. This includes world-class science labs and classrooms with flexible teaching spaces, two libraries, gymnasiums, competition-worthy swimming facilities, regulation racing track, plus playing fields as well as a fully-fitted performing arts centre.
2, Lorong Kelab Polo Di Raja, 55000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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